The potato crop in 2002 - when the survey was conducted - was only just beaten by citrus and wine grape crops generating 1.7 billion rand (US$281.4 million). The apple crop trailed by 11.38 million rand (US$246.3 million).

With the use of drones, tractor-mounted sensors and software, Raptor Maps has created an affordable system for growers that allows them to precisely map, analyze and measure the quality of crops at critical times during the growing season.

Dozens of groups, organizations and decision makers are opposing breaching of the lower Snake River dams and are urging that the Trump administration directly intervene to put an end to discussions about breaching them.